Connecticut western news., 1887-09-07

the Pequigney house. next door to Union depot, about Sept. 15, but his office will remain in Cummings block until next spring.
 Mrs s. M. Humphrey, who has been spending the summer in Lakeville with Mrs Henry Chapin, has returned home to remain few weeks. Mrs Chapin accompanied her home, remain ing several days, returning home Tues day of this week
 Henry Stone. of Winsted, has ac- complished the lofty and dangerous task of gliding the spire and weather vane of the M. E. church in this village It requires clear head and steady nerve to work at that dizzy height.
 In our last issue we stated that Charles H. Gillette was very i'll with typhoid fever at his home in Manistee, Mich. Since then postal dated Sept. ?, has been received which states that his fever had not yet turned but the doctor said all the symptoms were favorable
 On Thursday last Julius S. Corbit received telegram that Mrs Corbit, who was making an excursion tour through the western states, was quite i'll at Rockford, H. Mir Corbit started for Rockford last Friday morning, and on Monday he telegraphed home that Mrs Corbit was improving.
 Of course you will attend the Ct Burlington fair Sept 2S, go and 30, but good many of the dress goods, vel vets, plushes. gloves and ladies hats and bonnets that will attract your atten- tion there are already on sale at A. s. Fassett's city store, which indeed at the present time looks like holiday bazar. MT Fassett anticipates the wants of his customers and has just purchased an immense stock of dry goods and fancy articles, many of which are sold as fast as opened and before he has time to mark the selling price on them. Read his half-column announcement this week.
 Last Saturday, Sept. 3, was the 25th anniversary of MT and Mrs Joseph w. Peet's marriage, but the estimable couple did not wish to create Q sensa- ton by celebrating the occasion, and in fact the few who were aware of the anniversary did not deem'it advisable to make any demonstration inasmuch as the excitement and fatigue of receiving a surprise party would not benefit Mrs Peets health, but they take this method of rendering their best wishes to the quarter century bride and groom.
 The Pine Grove camp meeting at Canaan last week was the slimmest session held there in years, a result attributed to bad weather and waning interest. The Association, it is reported ran S1, 800 behind, and the opinion is expressed that 1t Is only question of a few years when Pine Grove will have become simply and solely picnic ground and summer resort, for which it's natural layout and beauty, and artis- tic improvements eminently adapt it. | Norwalk Gazette, Aug. 31.
 The three-cornered duel between Litchfeld, Winsted and New Milford over jail sites, waxes hot and Litchfeld at least is jubilant over the fact that New Milford's site was rejected. It has been suggested that North Canaan ster in and capture one of the bones while the aforesaid "big dogs'' are wrangline about them. North Canaan don't han ker after bones with no meat on then Gails) especially when we have a lock up in town where Q dollar is charged each weary traveller for nights lodg ing, as was the case last Saturday night North Canaan don't want. to invest in county jail as long as the lookup proves to be bonanza. ..-.
 Every surviving member of the 2' Conn Heavy Artillery is earnestly re quested to attend the reunion at Bridge port Sept 10th. The arrangements ar all completed and grand good time assured to all. Comrades along tn
 Housatonic will take the train leavin
 Canaan at 7.09 m and arrive in Bridge port at 9.45. Business meeting at 10.3 m in Grand Army hall, after which al opportunity will be given for sail O. , the Sound. The annual banquet wi . be given at p m at the Atlantic Hote. The tickets will be one dollar. Tn banquet will be the feature of the re union, and the social programme wi l follow in connection with the banquet
 It is understood that the railroads wi give free return tickets. Notify ever ? comrade within your reach. : You can take more solid comfort . !, Cherry Park than at all the fairs in thi l section. In the first place it is th finest park in the state, and the exhibit g are of unexcelled quality The accon
 modations for man and beast are amp] s and you meet no intoxicated or offensi7 s persons. You will never have bette 9 opportunity than this year to attend, a t the date of the fair, Sept 21 and 2 Q does not conflict with other exhibition e in this section and moreover the trail l. on the H. X c. W. road run so that yo n can stay at Cherry Park as long or sho
 time as you wish. Excursion ticke B. will be sold. Visit all the fairs in Ne s England if you desire, but we kno | vnr will nnicc it if uo,, fa;l Ia .r;o